as in ringing
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones
the orator's resonant voice filled the hall
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Recent Examples of resonant
The basketball reference was especially resonant.
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Xianda Huang, The Conversation, 16 May 2026
When all six are in tune with each other, the chord your life makes is full and resonant and true.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
The filmmaker rarely lingers, making brief moments of grace — like Gabrielle peeking in at her mom and stepdad taking a nap — all the more resonant for their evanescence.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Still, the more emotionally resonant moments on Let X=X (Live) are the best.
—David Harris, SPIN, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for resonant
Xianda Huang, The Conversation, 16 May 2026
When all six are in tune with each other, the chord your life makes is full and resonant and true.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
The filmmaker rarely lingers, making brief moments of grace — like Gabrielle peeking in at her mom and stepdad taking a nap — all the more resonant for their evanescence.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Still, the more emotionally resonant moments on Let X=X (Live) are the best.
—David Harris, SPIN, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for resonant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resonant
Adjective
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There is performance and rage, humor and babies, bell ringing and escape rooms.—
Erica Firpo,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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Hana liked it enough to take some home, which in the Test Kitchen is a ringing endorsement!—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Too, vibrant luggage tags can help identify which bags are yours at TSA.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Naggoo Printed Split Maxi Dress with Pockets With a stretchy wrinkle-free fabric, vibrant print, chic side slit, and two side pockets, this summery dress checks every box for style and comfort.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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The cheapest routes are based on the averages of the company’s cheapest round-trip flight prices on economy class, according to their methodology.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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The island tree is shorter and bushier, its bark thicker and its cones rounder than the mainland tree.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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The pacing is erratic and the sonorous voice-over narration doesn’t help either.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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Metals are particularly sonorous, as anyone who has been around toddlers (and pots and pans) can testify.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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But the music itself yearned for a state outside the body, a place where Roxanne’s voice mingled with the field recordings of lapping water, the reverberant synth tones, and all the other bouncing waveforms inside your headphones, like the echoes rising up from her childhood church choir.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
5 May 2026
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Much of it was lost to the audience, since reverberant amplification gave heroic heft to Blanchett’s voice at the cost of intelligibility.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The powerful monetary incentives provided to our politicians and their PACs have compelled legislative compliance to their global agenda.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The company said powerful AI systems require enormous computing resources, most of which still depend on chips designed by American and allied firms.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Consider, too, the iconic venue of Arrowhead, boasting the Guinness World Record for world’s loudest stadium.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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And the consequences of speaking up are rarely loud enough to point to.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Resonant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resonant. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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